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Jun 14th, 2010
(Reuters) - Officials carry a case believed to contain the Japanese Hayabusa Sample Return Capsule (SRC) which landed last night at Woomera rocket range in outback Australia in this June 14, 2010 handout picture. The space probe landed in the Australian outback on June 14 after a seven-year voyage to an asteroid, lighting up the night sky and bringing what scientists hope is a rock sample, witnesses said. REUTERS/Department of Defence/Handout (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SCI TECH SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS -
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